At the first-of-its-kind summit, philanthropic, nonprofit, and religious leaders and experts will explore how nonprofits can overcome communications gaps among religious and secular stakeholders, how to advance the effectiveness of religiously …

It's not hard to imagine the future tombstones of the Clintons and Bono and Gates, and many others bitten by the eleemosynary itch, chiseled with the words, Telescopic Philanthropist. The farther away the donors are, the shorter their visits ("Chelsea …

NEW HAVEN >> Yale University's Philanthropy In Action class is donating $100,000 to a variety of charitable causes near and far, undergraduate class members announced Wednesday. The class, taught at Yale each semester, gives students a grounding in …

2013-11-18-givingtuesday3 Unless you spent yesterday shuttered in a digital media fast, you're probably aware that it was #GivingTuesday, the nonprofit sector's answer to the buy bonanza that dominates the Thanksgiving Day weekend in the lead-in to …

Giving Tuesday is part of a larger trend that I find very encouraging: Technology is creating the opportunity to make philanthropy both more efficient and more effective. Just as online technology is helping business reach millions of new potential …

I love the story of Jack MacDonald, which is only becoming public now, after his death. The short version: MacDonald inherited a substantial fortune from his parents, the proprietors of MacDonald Meat Co. in Seattle. But he made the classic promise to …

All signs are pointing to a robust Giving Tuesday haul yesterday as nonprofits report big increases in their fundraising. Online donations processed by Blackbaud on Giving Tuesday rose 90 percent, to $19.2-million from some $10-million during last year …

Minnesota nonprofits whose online fundraisers crashed on Give to the Max Day on Nov. 14 will get a 1 percentage point rebate on their credit card transaction fees from the company responsible for the technology mess. The online giving platform Razoo …

Giving Tuesday: This Year, Philanthropy is All the Rage. On Tuesday, December 3, show your local cultural institutions how much you love them. Posted on 12/2/2013 10:30:00 AM by Theis Duelund. Sometimes it's hard to find your holiday spirit when you're …